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Mussman Supported Measure to Protect Access to Women’s Preventative Health Care Sent to Governor

Jun 13, 2019 | Mussman

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – To clarify language under the Affordable Care Act that has been used to block access to diagnostic mammograms for women, state Rep. Michelle Mussman, D-Schaumburg, recently supported legislation that will ensure women continue to have access to...

Rep Feigenholtz Joins Gov. Pritzker in Signing Executive Order to Assure Full Implementation of HB 40

Jan 22, 2019 | Feigenholtz

CHICAGO – On the 46th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion, state Rep. Sara Feigenholtz, D-Chicago, joined Governor JB Pritzker as he signed an executive order ensuring there are no barriers to women exercising their right to...

D’Amico Measure Aiming to Protect Women’s Health Passes House

May 9, 2017 | D'Amico

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Fighting against federal and judicial attacks on women’s health proactively, state Rep. John D’Amico, D-Chicago, helped pass legislation that he is sponsoring to ensure a women’s right to choose is protected in Illinois if the Supreme Court...

Mussman Maintains Commitment to Women’s Health

Feb 17, 2017 | Mussman

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. – State Rep. Michelle Mussman, D-Schaumburg, is the chief sponsor of legislation that would expand women’s access to comprehensive health care by allowing pharmacists to prescribe contraceptive medicine over the counter. “There is a great deal of...

Moylan Backing Legislation to Make Birth Control Easier to Access

Feb 14, 2017 | Moylan

DES PLAINES, Ill. – Women in Illinois would find it easier to access birth control under legislation being backed by state Rep. Marty Moylan, D-Des Plaines. The bill would allow adult women to obtain birth control from a local pharmacist, without having to schedule a...